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prefixes
prefixes for medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A_ | No, not, without, away from, negative |
| Ab_ | Away from, negative, absent |
| Ad_ | Toward, to, in the direction of |
| An_ | No, not, without |
| Ante_ | Before, in front of |
| Arthro_ | Joint |
| Anti_ | Aggainst, opposing |
| Auto_ | Self |
| Arterio_ | Artery |
| Bi_ | Twice, double, Two |
| Bili_ | Bile, gall |
| Brachio_ | Arm |
| Brady_ | slow |
| Broncho_ | Bronchial tube, bronchus, bronchi |
| Cardio_ | Heart |
| Cephalo | Head |
| Chole_ | Bile, Gall |
| Cholecysto_ | Gallbladder |
| Contra_ | Against, counter, opposite, opposed |
| Costo_ | rib |
| Cranio_ | Skull, cranium |
| Cysto_ | Urinary bladder |
| Cyano_ | Blue |
| Derma_ | skin |
| Dorso_ | Back of body |
| Dys_ | Bad, difficult, painful abnormal |
| Entero_ | small intestine, pertaining to the intestine |
| Erythro_ | Red |
| Gastr_ | Stomach, belly |
| Glosso_ | Tongue |
| Gluco_, glyco_ | Glucose, sugar |
| Gyneco_ | Woman, female |
| Hemi_ | Half |
| Hetero_ | Other, different |
| Homo_ | Same, alike, like |
| Hema_, hemo_, hemato_ | blood, relating to blood |
| Hepato_ | Liver |
| Histo_ | Tissue |
| Hydro_ | Relating to water, wet water |
| Hyper_ | Excessive, increased, above, beyond |
| Hypo_ | Deficient, decreased, under, beneath |
| Hystero_ | Uterus |
| Ileo_ | Ileum, small intestine |
| Inter_ | Between, among |
| Intra_ | within, inside |
| Jejun/o | Jejunum |
| Laryngo_ | Larynx, throat |
| Leuko_ | White |
| Litho_ | Stone calculus |
| Mal_ | Bad, poor, evil |
| Macro_ | Large, abnormal size or length, long |
| Myo | Muscle |
| Micro_ | Small |
| Neo_ | New, strange |
| Multi_ | many, much |
| Nephro_ | Kidney |
| Neuro_ | Nerve, nerve tissue |
| Noct_ | Night |
| Oculo_ | Eye |
| Ophthalmo_ | Eye, vision |
| Oligo_ | Few, little, scanty |
| Osteo_ | Bone |
| Pan_ | All, entire, every |
| Para_ | Beside, near, beyond, abnormal opposite |
| Pectoro_ | Chest |
| Pepsi_, pepto_ | Digest, digestion |
| Peri_ | Surrounding, around |
| Phlebo_ | Vein |
| Phago_ | Eat, swallow |
| Pneumo_ | Lung, air |
| Peri_ | Around, surroundin |
| Post_ | After, behind |
| Pre_ | Before, in front of |
| Posterior_ | Behind, toward the back |
| Psych_ | Mind |
| Psuedo_ | False |
| Pyo_ | Pus |
| Pulmo_ | Lung |
| Pyro_ | Fever |
| Rube_ | Red |
| Quadri_, quadro_ | four |
| Rect_ | Rectum |
| Semi_ | Half |
| Septo_ | Infection |
| Stomat/o | Mouth |
| Sub_ | Under, less, below |
| Steno_ | Narrowing, contracted |
| Super_ | Above, excessive, highter than |
| Tachy_ | Fast, rapid |
| Thora/o_,thorac/o_ | Chest, thorax |
| Thyro_ | Thyroid gland |
| Thrombo_ | Clot |
| Tuss/i_ | Cough |
| Uni_ | One |
| Uro_ | Urine, urinary output |
| Vas/o | Vessel |
| Ven/o | Vein |
| Ventr/o | In front, belly side of body |
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